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Morocco’s response to the UN Secretary General, following his visit to the Saharawi refugee camps shows utter contempt for him, the UN Security Council and international law. The Secretary General’s promise of increased UN commitment to the people of Western Sahara, whose territory has remained the subject of dispute since Morocco’s invasion 40 years ago, was met with outrage, Read more about Open letter to members of the UN Security Council[…]

The Western Sahara Action Forum offers its full support to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in the wake of his visit to the Tindouf refugee camps and the liberated territory east of the berm. After drawing attention to Morocco’s occupation of Western Sahara, the Secretary-General has been subject to a shocking barrage of personal insults, with the Read more about WSAF stands by Secretary-General and MINURSO[…]

The routine violation of human rights continues to be inflicted upon the indigenous people of Western Sahara. This should not be tolerated by an international community of nations that has made extraordinary progress towards giving all the opportunity of a life of dignity and security in recent decades. WSAF aims to help the trend towards Read more about WSAF 2016 Briefing[…]

During the first two weeks of October, the United Nations’ Special Political and Decolonization Committee heard petitioners on the question of Western Sahara. The sessions took place at the United Nations headquarters in New York, and the following speech was delivered on behalf of Western Sahara Action Forum (WSAF), and Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW). Read more about UN fourth committee discusses Western Sahara[…]

The High Court has ruled that a legal claim being brought by the Western Sahara Campaign UK (WSCUK) against DEFRA and HMRC regarding trade agreements with Morocco should be heard in the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). WSCUK is an independent voluntary organisation founded in 1984 with the aim of supporting the Read more about UK government taken to EU Court of Justice over Western Sahara[…]

WSAF is supporting a hunger strike chain in solidarity with the mother of murdered Saharawi Mohamed Lamine Haidala. Haidala, a 21 year-old pro-independence activist, died in February following a brutal attack by Moroccan settlers. His family report that rather than support Haidala in getting medical help, the Moroccan police arrested and detained him for two Read more about WSAF supports hunger strike[…]

In a report launched on Monday the UN Secretary General recognised the human rights abuses in the Territory. The report also notes increased concern over the natural resources of Western Sahara, in particular the recent oil exploration. On the same day a new report was published by the Norwegian Students and Academics Association showing evidence Read more about The campaign for Western Sahara is heating up![…]

SPANISH: FASO CAMPAÑA 2015 ARABIC: حملة 2015- مهمة المينورسو Western Sahara Action Forum today begins its campaign to ensure the UN Security Council acts to fulfill its responsibility to supervise a free and fair referendum that will allow the Sahrawi people to express their inalienable right to self-determination. With the annual renewal of MINURSO’s mandate Read more about 2015 Campaign – the MINURSO mandate[…]